S.Amdt. 2979

SA 2979. Mr. UDALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the energy
policy of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end add the following:

TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 6001. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

(a) Additional Member.--Section 304101(a) of title 54,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11) as
paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) The General Chairman of the National Association of
Tribal Historic Preservation Officers.''.
(b) Full-time Chairman.--Section 304101 of title 54, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as paragraphs
(f) and (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
``(e) Chairman.--
``(1) In general.--After January 1, 2016, the Chairman
shall--
``(A) be appointed by the President;
``(B) serve full time; and
``(C) be compensated at a rate equal to the annual rate of
basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule
under section 5314, of title 5, United States Code.
``(2) Interim provision.--The Chairman that is serving
immediately before an appointment under paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) receive $100 per day when engaged in the performance
of the duties of the Council; and
``(B) receive reimbursement for necessary traveling and
subsistence expenses incurred by the Chairman in the
performance of the duties of the Council.''; and
(3) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)),
in the second sentence, by striking ``may act in place'' and
inserting ``shall perform the functions''.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Position at level iii.--Section 5314 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
to ``Director of the Office of Financial Research'' the
following:
``Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation.''.
(2) Establishment; vacancies.--Section 304101 of title 54,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ``, (7) and (8)'' and
inserting ``and (7) through (9)'';
(B) in subsection (c)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ``paragraphs (1) and
(9) to (11)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (10) through (12)'';
and
(ii) in the third sentence, by inserting ``, other than the
Chairman of the Council,'' before ``may not serve'';
(C) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by subsection
(b)(1)), in the first sentence, by striking ``paragraph (5),
(6), (9), or (10)'' and inserting ``paragraph (5), (6), (10),
or (11)''; and
(D) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by subsection
(b)(1)), by striking ``Twelve members'' and inserting ``13
members''.
(3) Compensation of members of the council.--Section 304104
of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the first sentence the following: ``The Chairman of the
Council shall be compensated as provided in section 304101(e)
of this title.''.
(4) Administration.--Section 304105(a) of title 54, United
States Code, is amended, in the second sentence--
(A) by striking ``to the Council'' and inserting ``to the
Chairman''; and
(B) by striking ``the Council may'' and inserting ``the
Chairman may''.
(5) Preserve america program.--Section 311103 of title 54,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``Council'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Chairman of the Council''; and
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ``Council'' and
inserting ``Chairman of the Council''.
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